I don't know much about Morgans. Though I am sure that they would do fine in the lower levels. I agree with Cat about draft horses though, it would take them far too long to cool down at the checkpoints and if the trail is complex, their grace (or lack thereof) may come into play and make it dangerous. I don't know about anyone else but my drafty is incredibly clumsy and stumbles all the time on flat ground.

I agree with Miko too, Mustangs make wonderful endurance horses. I have 2 and even after a very long hard day of working cattle, mine have much more energy and get up and go than any of the other horses there. Plus, they are just designed and bred to go farther at a more steady pace over rough terrain than most other horse breeds. They are sure footed and level headed.

I don't know much about Morgans. Though I am sure that they would do fine in the lower levels. I agree with Cat about draft horses though, it would take them far too long to cool down at the checkpoints and if the trail is complex, their grace (or lack thereof) may come into play and make it dangerous. I don't know about anyone else but my drafty is incredibly clumsy and stumbles all the time on flat ground.

I agree with Miko too, Mustangs make wonderful endurance horses. I have 2 and even after a very long hard day of working cattle, mine have much more energy and get up and go than any of the other horses there. Plus, they are just designed and bred to go farther at a more steady pace over rough terrain than most other horse breeds. They are sure footed and level headed.

Guess I didn't do enough research about draft's huh? Well, now I know! Just goes to show - You learn something new every day! I'll do my research about Mustang's now.

Well trained standardbreds are great endurance horses as well, they have the typr of muscles that's good for a fast and long ride. But they need to be well educated to last in the long run, especially if raced before. Well all horses need to be well educated but somehow it's often overlooked with standies.

If you want to do endurance just for fun, use any horse you'd like :) But a draft isn't likely to win or go very high in the levels.
About drafts stumbeling..they're usually just lazy. I've ridden several ''stumbly'' drafts but they don't have any problems on rough terrain and certainly wont just fall down and kill you.

I agree that a smaller, lighter horse is going to be better for endurance. My draft gelding does fine picking his way over rocky, hilly trails but he's not that fast and hauling his significant weight has to be a disadvantage. We've done 4 hour rides, not for speed and he does fine but he definitely doesn't have the endurance of our POA pony!

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